Where does “piráîaûara” come from?
piráîaûara (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi pirá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira.
piráîaûara (Old Tupi): dolphin
Ancestry of “piráîaûara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | pirá | fish |
| 2 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *pira | — |